Parshas Teruma 5779

By Shai Mandel | February 7, 2019

Making Up For the Beis Hamikdash By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah When Hashem commanded the building of the Mishkan, Moshe Rabbeinu was confused. […]

Parshas Mishpatim 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 30, 2019

The Closest We Can Come to Knowing Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Our parsha follows directly the giving of the Ten Commandments […]

Parshas Yisro 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 23, 2019

The Need for the Second Crown By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah “Naaseh Venishma — We shall do [the mitzvos] and we shall listen […]

Tu B’shvat 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 17, 2019

How to Celebrate Tu B’Shvat By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Tu B’Shvat is usually celebrated by having some fruits, particularly new fruits upon […]

Parshas Beshalch 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 16, 2019

We are Still Eating the Manna By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah This week’s parsha introduces the manna, the celestial bread that was to […]

Parshas Bo 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 10, 2019

We Decide Our Future By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Before bringing on the eighth plague, locusts, Hashem instructs Moshe: “Come to Pharaoh, because […]

Parshas Va’era 5779

By Shai Mandel | January 2, 2019

Listening With the Heart By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Hashem sent Moshe back to Egypt to redeem His nation, but the Torah records […]

Parsha Shmos 5779

By Shai Mandel | December 27, 2018

Why Real Emuna Cannot Fizzle Out By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah In Parshas Shemos, Moshe Rabbeinu is commanded to return to Egypt and […]

Parshas Vayechi 5779

By Shai Mandel | December 20, 2018

The Benefit of Painful Admissions By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah  At the end of his life, Yaakov Avinu gathered his sons to him. […]

Parshas Vayigash 5776

By Shai Mandel | December 13, 2018

Truth-seekers By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers: “I am Yosef, is my father still alive?” The Medrash […]